Date: Friday 25th August, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Referee Robert Jones (England)
Goal Scorer:
Chelsea
Chelsea midfielder Chukwuemeka was forced off at half time with a knee injury in Sunday's defeat to West Ham and he is now facing up to six weeks on the sidelines after undergoing surgery.
Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku (both knee), Reece James (hamstring) and Trevoh Chalobah (thigh) are also ruled out, and Mykhaylo Mudryk is doubtful after he missed training on Wednesday with an unspecified issue, but Benoit Badiashile and Armando Broja have returned to training following respective hamstring and knee problems and could feature in Friday's matchday squad.
The absence of Chukwuemeka could see Conor Gallagher pushed further forward and Moises Caicedo handed his full debut in centre-midfield alongside Enzo Fernandez; Romeo Lavia, meanwhile, will be hoping to making his first Blues appearance after joining from Southampton last week.
Raheem Sterling's performance was a notable positive for Pochettino in the defeat to West Ham, and the 28-year-old is expected to continue in attack alongside Nicolas Jackson, who is still searching for his first Chelsea goal in a competitive match.
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Sanchez; Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gusto, Fernandez, Caicedo, Chilwell; Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson
Luton Town
As for Luton, Edwards revealed before the defeat at Brighton that Reece Burke (knock), Gabriel Osho (knee), Jordan Clark and Dan Potts (both ankle) are all ruled out for "a few weeks", and it seems unlikely that any of the quartet will feature on Friday.
Edwards is unlikely to make too many changes, if any, to the starting lineup that faced the Seagulls, with wing-backs Issa Kabore and Ryan Giles set to operate ahead of centre-back trio Mads Andersen, Tom Lockyer and Amari'i Bell.
Former Chelsea man Ross Barkley could be in contention to make his Luton debut, although Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Marvelous Nakamba and Tahith Chong are set to continue in centre-midfield, while Jacob Brown will push Elijah Adebayo for a start up front alongside Morris.
Luton Town possible starting lineup:
Kaminski; Andersen, Lockyer, Bell; Kabore, Mpanzu, Nakamba, Chong, Giles; Adebayo, Morris
Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Luton Town
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